It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Johnstown can now relate to. They came up short against the Granville/Whitehall Golden Horde on Saturday, falling 34-14. The Sir Bills were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Horde apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Jonny Swartwout
| 10/24/25 vs Hudson | 148 |
| 11/01/25 @ Granville/Whitehall | 126 |
| 10/10/25 @ Coxsackie-Athens | 108 |
| 09/05/25 vs Ticonderoga | 104 |
| 09/12/25 vs Schuylerville | 25 |
| + 3 more games |
Johnstown's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Cole Downing, who rushed for 67 yards and a pair of scores, and Jonny Swartwout, who rushed for 126 yards while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Swartwout is becoming a predictor of the Sir Bills' success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Chad Monty continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Granville/Whitehall, rushing for 296 yards and five TDs while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Monty's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 12th straight game with at least 112 rushing yards dating back to last season.
With the loss, Johnstown broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. As for Granville/Whitehall, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-2.
Johnstown didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 27-16 victory against Gloversville on the 7th. As for Granville/Whitehall, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 51-0 defeat against Fonda-Fultonville on the 7th.
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